Below the Sky

Chapter 16: Riana

Chapter 16. Riana

Closer, closer. I needed to be closer to Lila, to feel her body pressed so much into mine that we could almost. Mend into one human. I pushed her against the dock post, wanting more, more. Our mouths became one, spelling out the rhythm of our love. That was it, love. I realized suddenly, intertwined with Lila, that I loved this girl. I had never felt this way before, not for anyone I'd ever met in my entire life. No, when she wasn't with me I ached, when she was with me I felt like crying to the sky with joy. I loved Lila. I couldn't deny it, and it was true.
Lila was panting, giddy with pleasure. I felt the same. The water we were submerged in seemed to escalate our joy, shooting us to the roof tops. I could have cried with tears of happiness. No, I could have died, right there, and have been content with my life, knowing that I had found true love.
I wrapped my leg around Lila, pulling her closer, closer. I needed more, needed to become one with her. Her hunger for me seemed to increase too, her yearning for me amplified. I lifted her up, so she was sitting on top of me, holding onto my neck for support. She cried out, not pain exactly, just absolute pleasure, Lila's mouth met mine again, and I held her, her moans escalating until she couldn't take it anymore.
I let go of Lila, and she fell back into the water. Exhausted, my grip on the dock post gave out, and I succumbed to the wetness too. For a minute, or an hour, at the at point I couldn't tell the difference, we laid like that in the water, panting. We were happy, so happy though. I loved Lila, and I didn't know if she loved me back, but based on what had just happened, I figured that her feelings for me were very strong. Too strong not to succumb to.
After a while, we dragged ourselves out of the water, and dried off. When I stood up, a towel wrapped around my body, Lila leaned towards me. With one hand holding her blanket, she used the other to tip my face towards her's, and kissed me again. I sighed, and felt my body want to explode. There really isn't any way to describe what my attraction towards Lila meant, or what emotions it caused. I just, felt them. My feelings towards Lila were the strongest of any others in my brain, and they were what kept me moving forward. Those feelings were what continued to propel me through time.
"I'm going to head back up to the house," Lila's words jerked me back into reality.
"Okay," I said, still grinning like a fool. With one last longing look at me, Lila walked away, back to the small barn.
Instead of following Lila up, I threw my towel off, and waded into the water again. I swam over to the dock post I had just pinned Lila up against, and treaded water for a second, staring at the sky.
Love is a strange concept. For many who haven't experienced it, it can seem overrate, stupid, or just not worth any time or effort. For those who have lived through it though, love is an entirely different story. I knew I loved Lila, that was for sure. I didn't know, however, what lengths I would go to be with her. I wasn't sure of what exactly I would do for her, or something I wouldn't risk even if it was for the love of my life.
Eventually I did climb out of the water. After some time, I did start the trek back up to the barn. A part of my brain nagged at me to be careful, to not display the last hour of my life on my face. I couldn't pretend that it hadn't happened though, and so I walked into the barn, grinning like a fool. What I saw when I walked in though caught me by surprise.